centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time
collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
transactions; dealings; business
to be in the news; to be talked about; to become a popular topic of conversation; to become the talk of the town; to become topical
tenacious; tough; enduring; dogged; headstrong; stubborn
next; hypo- (i.e. containing an element with low valence); order; sequence
to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
ostrich (Struthio camelus)
only natural; no wonder; as expected; of course; as it should be
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
elegance; grace; article; item; counter for items (of food, etc.); counter for dishes or courses (at a restaurant)
to become attached (to); to take (to); to become affectionate (with); to be tamed
setting (someone) to work; employment; using; causative (verb, etc.)
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
to crack; to develop a crack
to get cracked; to develop a crack; to be fissured
second day of the month; two days
drawn-out (protracted) war or contest
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
one breath; time of one breath; pause; break; (doing in) one go; doing without stopping
saliva held in one's mouth during times of tension
to watch over; to watch attentively
one's own strength; one's own efforts; self-salvation
healthy; robust; strong; solid; durable
to jump out; to rush out; to appear (suddenly); to protrude; to project; to butt in
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
troublesome; annoying; complicated
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip off; to skin; to flay
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze